Spring-wheel.



H. W. GOOD. SPRING WHEEL. APPLICATION TILED FEB. 26, 1912.

1,036,828, Patented Aug. 2'7, 1912.

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HARRY W. GOOD, OF LANARK, ILLINOIS.

SPRING-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2'7, 1912.

Application filedFebruary 26, 1912. Serial No. 680,022.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY W. Goon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lanark, in the county of Carroll and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring-Wheels, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying draw- 'ings.

This invention relates'to new and useful improvements in vehicle wheels, more particularly adapted for use on automobiles. and has for its object to provide a wheel of simple construction which will reduce to a minimum the shock and jar to the vehicle body due to the wheel striking or riding over a stone, rut, or other obstruction in its path.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will ,possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time is simple in constructlon and operation.

' Wlth the above and other ob ects in view,

the invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and ar- I rangement of parts hereinafter more fully which described, pointed out in the claim and shown In the accompanylng drawlngs, in

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vehicle wheel constructed in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 indicates the folly which is rigidly connected to the concentric inner rim 2 by receive the spokes 3, said members having their intermediate portion slidably mounted on the spokes 3. Coil springs 10 are mounted on the spokes 3, said springs being arranged in two sets, one set being disposed between the outer adjusting nuts 10' and the outside of the intermediate portion of the members 7, the other set of said springs being disposed between the inner side of the intermediate portion of the U-shaped mem-' bers and the inner adjusting nuts 10.

A wheel constructed in accordance with my invention has nearly all its parts exposed to view and arranged so as to be readily accessible at all times without taking the i wheel apart for the purpose of inspection and repair. Thus it will be seen that a broken part or defective spring can be easily taken out, replaced, or readjusted without affecting any of the other parts.

It will be seen from the accompanying drawings that the hub plates 5 and U-shaped members 7 can move in any direction, no

matter from what direction the stress may come, when the wheel'meets with an obstruction, while the spokes 3 and the rim 2 retain their normal position and the hub plates 5 and members 7 will resume their normal position by the action of the coil springs 10 after the wheel has passed over the obstruction.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying the invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is Ina vehicle wheel, the combination of a felly, a concentric inner rim, rigid spokes having one end arranged insaid innenrim and the otherend detachably secured to the felly, hub plates mounted upon the aXle and arranged inv pairs upon each side of said rim, U shaped members having elongated openings formed in theirintermediate portions to receive said spokes, said U shaped engage one end of each set of springs to admembers having their ends arranged bejust the tension thereof. l0 tween and pivot-ally secured to each pair of In testimony whereof I hereuntoaflix my the hub plates, coil springs mounted on said signature in the presence of two witnesses. spokes and arranged between the intermedi- HARRY W. GOOD.

ate portion of said U shaped members and Witnesses:

the inner rim and felly, adjusting nuts CLARENCE REUNEB,

mounted upon said spokes and adapted to D. A. REUNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 01 Patents,

Washington, D. 6. 

